By Valerie Schmalz Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) — The Trump administration’s apparent endorsement of parental school choice could present a “huge opportunity” for Catholic school parents, the president of the National Catholic Educational Association told a group of Catholic high school teachers in San Francisco. “This could be a huge opportunity for parents
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Envy and jealousy create division and destroy fellowship and brotherhood among people, especially within families and among members of the clergy, Pope Francis said. The biblical story of Cain murdering his brother Abel is a cautionary tale on the consequences of allowing bitterness to
By Catholic News Service CHICAGO (CNS) — The organizers of rallies held across the country Feb. 11 to call for defunding Planned Parenthood said their message to Congress is to redirect taxpayer’s money to facilities that “do a better job meeting the real health care needs of women and families without specializing in abortion.” More
Whoever said three’s a crowd never heard about Mount Carmel School. Located on Saipan, an island in the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Mount Carmel is a Catholic K–12 school that houses not just one, but all three National Honor Societies available to students from 4th through 12th grade. With three chapters under
On February 3rd, Sister Flor de Maria Alvarez, a member of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz arrived to Saipan. She is the General Postulator of her Institute, working for the canonization of their Foundress, Blessed Margarita Maria. Sister is not new to the island, since she was in mission here in the 1980’s and even
This installment of Along the Way is a bit different from my usual contribution, as it deals more with law and civics than with theology. However, as abortion has been such an important moral and social issue for the past few decades, I thought it would be helpful to explore the issues sparked by the appointment of
The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl two weeks ago. Some football analysts thought it was the greatest Super Bowl comeback ever. After the game, numerous Patriots players shared that their season definitely had its challenges. They experienced moments of doubt and frustration. In some games, key players got injured or they got into
“I wear a size 10, or even a 10 ½,” he said as he leaned his face down toward the gap in the window so that we could hear him from behind the glass that separates our office from the outside hallway. “See these old ones?” and he pointed to the shoes and held up
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Lev 19. 1-2. 17-18 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Levitico Ilek-ña i Saina as Moises, “Kuentusi interu i kumunidån Israelitas ya un sangåni siha: Na’fañåntus hamyu, sa’ Guåhu i Saina, i Yi’us-miyu, såntus Yu’. “Cha’-miyu pepe’lu gi kurason-miyu chinatli’i’ kontra i che’lun-miyu. Maseha debidi en lalåtdi i prohimun-miyu, cha’-miyu nina’fani’isåo put siha.
